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Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.\nPosition Overview\nFreddie Mac is seeking a Software Engineer, Associate II to drive technical execution and engineering excellence for one or more agile delivery teams. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who partners with Product, Architecture, Platform/DevOps, and Security.\nApply and learn why there is #MoreatFreddieMac!\nOur Impact\nTranslate requirements into actionable technical plans, enabling iterative delivery by breaking down problems, identifying dependencies, and managing risks. Engineering excellence is maintained through secure coding, rigorous testing, and performance standards, with automation integrated into the SDLC. Reliability is enhanced by implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting, while continuous improvement is driven by retrospectives and managing technical debt. Collaboration with Agile Development Leads focuses on optimizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, ensuring production readiness through effective release planning and validation.\nYour Impact\nYou will help teams deliver modern, secure, cloud-based solutions by setting clear technical direction, breaking down complex problems, and ensuring software is built to be resilient, observable, and maintainable in production.\nQualifications\nTypically 1-3 years of software engineering experience delivering production-grade applications and services.\nCollege Degree or equivalent experience preferred.\nCloud experience, particularly AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch; CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform). \nSDLC skills: CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, branching strategies, and release practices. \nWorking knowledge of observability (metrics, logs, traces) and production support practices (incident triage, RCA). \nExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. \nKeys to Success\nExperience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). \nExperience modernizing legacy systems and/or supporting cloud migrations. \nFamiliarity with security and compliance expectations in regulated environments (e.g., data protection, access controls, auditability). \nExperience with multiple languages/frameworks and a “best tool for the job” mindset. \nCurrent Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.\nWe consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.\nA safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.\nCA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.\nNotice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.\nTime-type:Full timeFLSA Status:Non-ExemptFreddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. 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